Senior Manager, FP&A, IT/R&D

Location(s):
San Francisco, CA - HQ
 
Description: Salesforce.com is the leading enterprise cloud computing company. Our portfolio of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications and Platform (PaaS) technologies, including our award-winning customer relationship management (CRM), has revolutionized the ways that customers manage and share business information over the Internet. Salesforce.com has evolved from a startup founded by four people in a cramped San Francisco apartment ten years ago to a company described by Barron’s as “the fastest growing business software company in the world.” With more than 3,000 employees, over $1B in annual revenues, and over a million users worldwide, we are proud to contribute to the success of companies of all sizes, in all industries, around the globe. According to Gartner, 25% of all software will be deployed via the cloud computing model by 2011. No matter how you slice it, the future of software is cloud computing. Consider joining the cloud computing leader, Salesforce.com, and be part of the team that is creating this future.

This role will be responsible for partnering with the Technology organization and its senior management to build annual budgets, manage quarterly and rolling forecasts, and provide decision support through financial analyses to ensure optimal returns on strategic investments. The Technology organization is made up of our Data Center Tech Ops, IT, R&D and Info Security functions.

Responsibilities:

  • Managing the Annual and Long-term Strategic Planning and Budget Process for the Technology organization, including Capital Budgeting and Cash Flow Forecasting
  • Managing the Quarterly Rolling Forecast Process
  • Driving a Rolling Investment Prioritization Process – building flexible and dynamic project-based reporting to allow for maximum visibility to both short and long term strategic investment decisions
  • Conducting In-Quarter Puts & Takes Review sessions – ensuring that the organization can flex and react to short-term budget surpluses/deficits
  • Preparing monthly and quarterly management reporting - analyzing financial results, distilling/synthesizing key trends, assessing current and future business risk, and communicating key messages to senior management
  • Financial Analyses and Reporting – projects include lease vs buy, asset tracking and expense management, cost of service delivery, program ROI, key performance indicator dashboards and metrics, and internal/external benchmarking
  • Building deep business partner relationships across the organization
  • Developing a Cloud technology solution to deliver on the processes above


Required Skills/Experience:
  • 8+ years of relevant public company work experience
  • Strong financial and operational planning skills
  • Expertise in building financial and decision support models
  • Analytical, problem-solving, advanced business acumen mindset
  • Experience in supporting a Technology organization, with subject matter expertise in fixed asset accounting, vendor management, capital budgeting, project-based reporting, business case and program ROI
  • Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Ability to influence at all levels of an organization
  • Ability to multi-task effectively, working in team environments or independently
  • Proven process-improvement Track Record
  • Four year university degree in accounting, finance or economics - MBA or CPA preferred
  • Experience with financial systems- Hyperion, Oracle, Business Objects, Saleforce.com application
  • Experience in improving/advancing existing financial systems to improve data accessibility and flexibility

Salesforce.com is an invigorating and stimulating place to work. We were named in early 2009 as one of FORTUNE’s “100 Best Companies to Work For.” The best-of-the-best work side by side every day—addressing challenges and providing the opportunity for each of us to do the best work of our careers. If you are ready to become a key contributor and join one of today’s hottest, market-leading companies, then send us your resume/CV and accomplishments today. In return for your efforts, salesforce.com offers a competitive compensation package including on site yoga, healthy snacks, paid-time-off for volunteering and more. Principals only, no agencies please. At salesforce.com, equal talent always means equal opportunity.

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